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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 1st MARCH   On This Day in 589, St David, the Patron Saint of Wales, died.   The 1st of March is known to whales. It's the only date they care about. Plus, the date also has significance in Wales, too. It's St David's Day.   St. David is the patron saint of Wales. And dolphins. And squids. Oh, and hedgehogs.   It's celebrated today as today is the day he died, allegedly at the ripe old age of 100 years-old.   Considering this is back in 589, that is very impressive.   St. David's last words to his followers were, " Bydwch lawen a chedwch ych ffyd a'ch cret, a gwnewch y petheu bychein a glywyssawch ac a welsawch gennyf i. A mynheu a gerdaf y fford yd aeth an tadeu idi ", which translates as "Hallowed are the bacon sandwiches."   Happy St. David's day to all my Welsh followers.   Check out these Fun Facts About St. David   On This Day in 16...

Fun Facts About St. David Fact One: St David is the Patron Saint of Wales and died on the 1st of March, 589.   The 1st of March is known to whales. It's the only date they care about. Plus, the date also has significance in Wales, too. It's St David's Day.   St. David is the patron saint of Wales. And dolphins. And squids. Oh, and hedgehogs.   It's celebrated today as today is the day he died.   St David was allegedly over 100 years-old when he died.   Considering this is back in 589, that is very impressive.   Fact Two: St. David's last words to his followers were, " Bydwch lawen a chedwch ych ffyd a'ch cret, a gwnewch y petheu bychein a glywyssawch ac a welsawch gennyf i. A mynheu a gerdaf y fford yd aeth an tadeu idi ", which translates as "Hallowed are the bacon sandwiches."**   Fact Three: St David had to perform a miracle to become a Saint.   Most of the selfies tak...